• Potentially Unwanted App Protection Disabled Alert But It Is On

    ewestp
    ewestp
    Hi, I am using Sophos Home 10.3.8 on a MacBook Pro running Big Sur 11.6.8, the most current version of each I believe. Yesterday the Sophos badge spontaneously turned orange and said PUA protection was disabled. When I click Enable on my desktop, the…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Problems with Sophos Home on Mac. Does not allow me to use existing account.

    Rob Alt
    Rob Alt
    Hello there, I am having a problem on my MacBook with 12.2.1. Suddenly SOPHOS gives me an alert and does not allow me to log into my account any more: the CREATE ACCOUNT is disabled. I have uninstalled and installed the HOMOS HOME software several…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • macOS 11.3.1 Big Sur + Sophos Home 10.0.4a1 + Pulse Secure VPN 9.1.11 (8575) + Microsoft Remote Desktop 10.6.6 (1883) = Unusable Connection to Remote PC From Home.

    Larry Alexander1
    Larry Alexander1
    Hi. I am running MacOS 11.3.1 Big Sur with Sophos Home 10.0.4a1. I connect to work via Pulse Secure VPN 9.1.11 (8575) and login to my Window workstation using Microsoft Remote Desktop 10.6.6 (1883). What happen next is a super slow connection to the work…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • "Action Required" alert on mac os Big Sur 11.3

    Roka Maruyama
    Roka Maruyama
    Hi. I try to install Sophos on mac (os version is Big Sur 11.3). I encounter 'Action Required' alert. Even though I push the "Open Security & Privacy" button, I couldn't find "Allow" button, I've already granted Full Disc access permission. What…
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    • over 3 years ago
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  • Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition Version 9.6.8 MAC

    ck54529
    ck54529
    My MacBook Air is running the Free Home Edition Version 9.6.8 very well. Where can I download and install a new one in my new iMac? I cannot find the link for downloading. My new iMac is running Sophos Home Premium 30-day free trial now. Would you please…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Cannot found root of file to delete HELP

    jess machine
    jess machine
    HI, antivirus detected Bundlore and cannot clean automatically so give to me the chance to delete manual. Is ok but i dont found the root that message suggest me. /Volumes/FlashPlayer/FlashPlayer_943.app/Contents/MacOs/A2l64Wping.76w I even dont…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Sophos caught some but not all of a malware download on my mac

    sarah BD2
    sarah BD2
    I downloaded a 'download converter for safari' on my mac and it downloaded all this malware instead. Sophos caught some of it, but not all of it and I have been going around getting advice and doing what I can but I want to know how to make sure it's…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Can't enable Real-Time Protection

    ChrisG1
    ChrisG1
    Sophos for Mac Home Edition (2.0.3) is reporting real-time protection is disabled but when I try and enable it, the console says it is already enabled. How do I troubleshoot? Running MacOS 10.13.3
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Wanted Home Free, but installed Premium instead

    Eugene Mobley
    Eugene Mobley
    Mac OSX Accidentally downloaded Premium version. Successfully uninstalled and tried to download Home Free; however, only get link to Premium.... How can I replace paid version of Home with free? Thanks, Eugene
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Sophos for Mac "Computer is Vulnerable"

    TTC
    TTC
    I am now getting "Computer is Vulnerable" on my Sophos for Mac as the Web Protection is disabled. How can I stop the notification while keeping web protection disabled? Thanks
    • over 6 years ago
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  • how to reinstall Sophos free tools after uninstall without reregistering?

    Philip Dobbie
    Philip Dobbie
    HI I have uninstalled free tools due to a scan problem (following course of action recommended by Sophos Community) Now I should reinstall, but now it appears I cannot download and install Sophos Freee Tools without reregistering. What should I…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Sophos Free on Mac - doesn't scan

    Philip Dobbie
    Philip Dobbie
    Hi, while Sophos free does pop up messages about threats found, say in emails or in files, the actual process of clicking the scan button has absolutely no effect. Here is a screen shot after TEN minutes of scanning. Surely this is not right, I would…
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    • over 6 years ago
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  • Qustodio and Sophos Home for Mac

    RC46
    RC46
    Hello, I appear to have a compatibility issue between Qustodio and Sophos home. After installing Qustodio, websites are unreachable. Qustodio uses it's own VPN to monitor web traffic. Does anyone have any experience of this type of situation? Is there…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • What version of free Sophos should I use for Mac OS 10.8.5? Is there a version for this older OS?

    Typo Torrent
    Typo Torrent
    What version of free Sophos should I use for Mac OS 10.8.5? Is there a version for this older OS?
    • over 7 years ago
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  • cannot Uninstall Sophos on my Mac laptop & wasted 3 days to uninstall same is this a SCAM

    Raj Dias
    Raj Dias
    • over 7 years ago
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  • Never could install the app

    Tony Criswell
    Tony Criswell
    After reading some favorable reviews, I wanted to try Sophos Home on my Mac. I have to say that I don't remember ever having so much trouble trying to install an app. Here's the process I have (unsuccesfully) tried: 1. Created and verified an account…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • Is there really no more quarantine manager in the new version?

    Jason Warren
    Jason Warren
    I recently upgraded my home mac to the new version of Sophos AV with the web based management console and when I ran a scan it picked up a few files that are expected false positives. There appears to no longer be a quarantine manager and from what I…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • Safari 10.0.1 not displaying Ebay site properly.

    ChangeAgent
    ChangeAgent
    If I remove Sophos all works well. With Sophos installed Safari does sometimes not display the ebay site properly. All I get is text. It works always in Firefox. I have added Ebay to my sites in the Sophos Home control panel, where Sophos should ignore…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • I have Sophos AV 9.4.2 for OS X Snow Leopard. How can I upgrade to v 9.5.2 and where may I find the download location?

    DrNo
    DrNo
    I have Sophos AV 9.4.2 for OS X Snow Leopard. How can I upgrade to v 9.5.2 and where may I find the download location? Will later versions of Sophos be backward-compatible with Snow Leopard?
    • over 8 years ago
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  • Hello. I recently found the virus Mal/Generic-S on my mac. I see that it is a type of spyware. Should I worry about it steeling information from my mac? or does it only affect Windows?

    FadilAli
    FadilAli
    Hello. I recently found the virus Mal/Generic-S on my mac. I see that it is a type of spyware. I checked on Sophos's website and saw that it only affects Windows. However I was wondering if the name "Mal/Generic -S" refers to a specific virus or to a…
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    • over 8 years ago
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  • Change the UniqueID for the _sophos user

    ScottVan Vleet
    ScottVan Vleet
    I read the KB article on the _sophos user, and I'm wondering if changing the UniqueID on the user will negatively affect how Sophos runs? I want to do this for a couple minor reasons. The first, when our Mac managment software runs reports on computers…
    • over 8 years ago
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  • RE: Quarantine Manager window looks nothing like the one in instructions for custom scans and manual deletes — no column to select "action available" — how to proceed?

    LizPanton
    LizPanton
    Hi Victor, Do you have an answer to this question? My Quarantine Manager looks the same as Jo AnnAltman's. Thank you, Liz
    • over 8 years ago
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  • Cant install Sophos on macOS 10.12 Beta

    evilvibes
    evilvibes
    I found a easy way to get the installer to work. Right click " Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition.app " click on Show Package Contents go to the " MacOS " folder run the installer in that folder. Work around for now.
    • over 8 years ago
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  • Disable Sophos' Anti-Virus' memory resident in Mac OS X?

    AntDude
    AntDude
    Hello. I just downloaded and installed savosx_he_r.zip, from www.sophos.com/.../sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-edition-legacy.aspx , into an updated Mac OS X v10.8.5 machine. I like it so far, but is there a way to disable its memory resident? I only…
    • over 8 years ago
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  • Sophos Home Edition (Mac) won't update - says could not contact primary server

    Mary JosephineBautista
    Mary JosephineBautista
    Help! I'm trying to update my Sophos Home Edition version 9.4.2 and it won't update. It's saying "Could not Contact Primary Server". This is usually set on autoupdates so when I saw the sophos logo with an x on the upper right hand side of my Macbook…
    • over 8 years ago
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